Nike uses Flyknit material to create lightest-ever Air Force 1 trainers
Sports brand Nike has updated its classic Air Force 1 high-top shoes, using its innovative Flyknit material to reduce the weight of the shoe by half (+ slideshow). More
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Knox Bhavan Architects completes pair of brownstone terraces in south London
Knox Bhavan Architects designed this pair of sandstone residences to complete an Edwardian terrace in Dulwich, south London (+ slideshow). More
Salt completes Tokyo music showroom for Steinway & Sons based on piano components
This Tokyo piano shop is designed by local architecture studio Salt to reflect the craftsmanship of the instruments on sale inside (+ slideshow). More
Assemble's Louis Schulz creates furniture for The Modern House's new London office
Tables and desks by a member of Turner Prize-winning studio Assemble are paired with vintage furniture and contemporary artworks in the new office of architecture-led estate agent The Modern House (+ slideshow). More
Ambrosi Etchegaray inserts four homes and three courtyards behind an old Mexico City facade
Architecture studio Ambrosi Etchegaray has slotted four new homes behind a historic facade in Mexico City, but left enough space for three secluded patios (+ slideshow). More
New York apartment block by Grzywinski + Pons references neighbourhood's "gritty" past
US design studio Grzywinski + Pons has completed a Manhattan residential building with a facade made up of multi-tonal brickwork, zinc panels and metal louvres (+ slideshow). More
SOM debuts "world's largest 3D-printed polymer building" designed for off-grid living
Architecture firm SOM has created a 3D-printed structure that generates its own power and shares energy with a companion vehicle, providing a model for off-grid living (+ slideshow). More
Heneghan Peng unveils winning design for canoe museum in Canada
Irish studio Heneghan Peng Architects has unveiled its competition-winning design for the Canadian Canoe Museum in Ontario – a wavy waterside structure with glass walls and a grass roof (+ slideshow). More
Ai Weiwei installs monstrous sculptures at Le Bon Marché to "speak to our inner child"
Artist Ai Weiwei has used traditional Chinese kite-making techniques to create mythological characters and creatures for windows, atriums and the gallery at Paris department store Le Bon Marché (+ slideshow). More
Swedish studio Elding Oscarson completes Tokyo residence with a striped facade
Bands of timber alternate with slices of glazing across the facade of this Tokyo house by Swedish studio Elding Oscarson, offering a degree of privacy while also exploiting views of the garden (+ slideshow). More
Trio of wooden cabins forms Little House on the Ferry in rural Maine
US design-and-build firm Go Logic has completed a summer house on the rocky coastline of Maine made up of three wooden cabins, each linked by terraced decks (+ slideshow). More
Alternating roofs break down scale of Von M's slatted timber kindergarten
German studio Von M has completed a slatted timber building with a fragmented roofline to house a kindergarten in the German city of Ludwigsburg (+ slideshow). More
Dark grey slates create diamond-patterned facades for Cabin Ryfylke in Norway
Slate shingles create a crisscrossing pattern across the outer walls of this cabin, which is set on an isolated island off the coast of Norway (+ slideshow). More
CarverHaggard uses basic building materials for Industrial Estate Gallery in Kuala Lumpur
Buildings made from standard construction materials are arranged around a tropical garden to form this Kuala Lumpur gallery by London studio CarverHaggard, to suit its setting on an industrial estate (+ slideshow). More
Frederico Fazenda adds bespoke desk and geometric patterns inside London jewellers
A black line creates geometric shapes on the walls of this London jewellery shop, which Copenhagen-based designer Frederico Fazenda has filled with custom-made furniture and tropical plants (+ slideshow). More
AlterStudio adds black-stained angular extension to renovated 1920s bungalow in Texas
Texas architecture firm AlterStudio has turned an Austin bungalow into a three-bedroom home with a black timber extension connected by a glass corridor (+ slideshow). More
Villa Lumi by Avanto Architects has a curving white concrete staircase
A sculptural white staircase lit by a skylight connects an open-plan living space to a mezzanine floor inside this house in Finland by Avanto Architects (+ slideshow). More
Long Island house by Bates Masi Architects has adjustable sound barriers for walls
New York studio Bates Masi Architects added sprung cedar boards that can be acoustically "tuned" to this house in The Hamptons, so residents can have noisy parties without disturbing their neighbours (+ slideshow). More
Sarah Wigglesworth adds new metal skin to London factory containing artists' studios
Sarah Wigglesworth Architects has renovated an early-20th century industrial building to create studios for a charity that supports artists struggling to find affordable workspaces in London (+ slideshow). More
Frederik Roijé designs minimal interior for Amsterdam apartment
Stainless steel surfaces are paired with solid oak cupboards inside this Amsterdam apartment, which was recently renovated by Dutch designer Frederik Roijé (+ slideshow). More